Abstract
BackgroundA number of musculoskeletal disorders have been reported in hemodialysis (HD) patients and they exert an impact on their functional status.ObjectivesThis study was designed to determine the most common musculoskeletal system involvement in chronic HD patients and to show its effect on physical function (disability).Patients and methodsThis study was carried out on HD patients at the Nephrology Unit in Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt. Pain intensity was measured using a 100-mm pain visual analogue scale. Physical disability was measured using the Health Assessment Questionnaire. A blood sample was obtained to measure calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone, serum uric acid, serum albumin, serum iron, serum ferritin, and transferrin. Radiography of the symptomatic joints was performed. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry was performed at the femoral neck and the lumbar spine.ResultsOf the 144 HD patients, 87 patients (60.4%) had musculoskeletal manifestations. The most common musculoskeletal disorder was joint pain (arthralgia) (25.3%), followed by osteoarthritis (17.2%), carpal tunnel syndrome (14.9%), and osteoporosis (13.7%). The results of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry showed that the median T-score was –1.43 of the hip and –2.76 at the lumbar spine. There were highly significant positive correlations between the duration of HD and parathyroid hormone (P < 0.02). Higher Health Assessment Questionnaire scores were significantly associated with shoulder pain (P < 0.02), wrist pain (P < 0.03), small joint pain (P < 0.01), knee pain (P < 0.04), hip pain (P < 0.04), osteoarthritis (P < 0.02), and osteoporosis (P < 0.00).ConclusionMusculoskeletal system involvement remains a common problem that limits the physical function of patients with renal failure, in particular, those treated with long-term maintenance dialysis.
Highlights
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a major public health problem
A number of musculoskeletal disorders have been reported in hemodialysis (HD) patients and they exert an impact on their functional status
Musculoskeletal system involvement remains a common problem that limits the physical function of patients with renal failure, in particular, those treated with long-term maintenance dialysis
Summary
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a major public health problem. In the USA, more than 350 000 patients with ESRD are being treated by dialysis, with about 92% receiving hemodialysis (HD) and about 8% on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (PD) [1]. The prevalence of ESRD was 1706 per million population in Taiwan, second only to Japan [2]. There is still a paucity of data on the prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Middle East. In Egypt, according to the most recent Egyptian renal registry in 2008, the prevalence of ESRD is 483 per million population and the total recorded number of ESRD patients on dialysis is 40 000. A number of musculoskeletal disorders have been reported in hemodialysis (HD) patients and they exert an impact on their functional status
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